In the near future, several aircraft of the North American Joint Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) will land on an American military base in Greenland as Washington threatens to annex Greenland.

“The aircraft of the North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) will shortly land at Pituffik Space Base, Greenland. They will assist in supporting different long-planned NORAD operations, which will be built on the long-standing defence relationship between the United States and Canada, and the Kingdom of Denmark,” the US-Canadian military coalition NORAD announced on X.

“This has been synchronised with the Kingdom of Denmark, and all supporting forces are working with the necessary diplomatic clearances. Activities planned are also communicated to the Government of Greenland.”

Trump threatened to impose a duty on Great Britain, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Finland, France and Sweden, amounting to 10 per cent, beginning February 1 and continuing until the sides should agree on a total and complete purchase of Greenland by Washington. From June 1, the duty will go to 25%.

As an autonomous territory, Greenland belongs to Denmark. Also, in 1951, together with commitments to NATO, Washington and Copenhagen signed the Greenland Defence Treaty, according to which the United States has undertaken to defend the island against potential aggression.

The NORAD treaty was signed in 1958, and this marked the beginning of the Cold War between the United States and Canada. The primary purpose is to offer early recognition of the launching of ballistic missiles and defence against aircraft and cruise rockets invading the airspace of the two nations.